Hush, Little Trucker

by Kim Norman, Toshiki Nakamura (Illustrator)

Overview

Soothe truck-loving toddlers off to sleep with this vehicle-themed bedtime picture book

Hush, little trucker, you’re in luck.
Mama’s gonna find your lost toy truck.

A new spin on the classic song “Hush, Little Baby,” this truck-themed lullaby follows a mother and child as they discover different vehicles, from a bulldozer to a front-end loader. Kim Norman’s gentle rhyming text, paired with Toshiki Nakamura’s imaginative illustrations, makes this picture book a great option for bedtime read-alouds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419746444
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	569,084
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Kim Norman, the author of more than twenty children’s books, is still a little jealous of her sister Tanya, who once won a new truck in a national contest. Calling herself a Bedtime Reading Booster, Norman has visited hundreds of schools around the United States. She loves art, music, and life with her husband and two pug-mix dogs in a little house in Virginia shaded by big pecan trees. Visit her at kimnormanbooks.com. Toshiki Nakamura grew up surrounded by trucks during his childhood since both his father and grandfather were civil engineers. Nakamura is an artist and character designer in both animation and illustration. He has worked for studios such as Netflix Animation, HouseSpecial, and DreamWorks TV. He is currently based in Kanagawa, Japan. Visit him at artoftoshi.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Prep those vocal cords and sing your scales, because this is a book that begs to be sung repeatedly and with gusto." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2021-07-27
Put together tunes and trucks and you have the perfect singalong for any vehicular storytime.

The melody of “Hush, Little Baby” gets a proper workout in this tale of a child, the snow, and a truck-savvy mom. As the book opens, a little kid is distraught beyond measure. “Hush, little trucker, you’re in luck. / Mama’s gonna find your lost toy truck.” The two, who both present as East Asian, venture out into the snow to look for it. Once they are outside, vehicles pop up, one after another, to help them. If that truck is “sunk too deep” that just means you’ll need a jeep! And if the jeep ends up in a drift? Well, then they’ll just have to use a tall forklift. As each vehicle is stuck or abandoned in the snowbanks, a new one comes to fill in the ranks. By the time a crane is lifting a front-end loader into the air, mama and child decide to dig into the snow themselves. Adapting the text to the lullaby tune provides a natural storyline. Meanwhile, animation-style art conjures up a winter wonderland worthy of this duo’s imaginary play, complete with details that subtly show that the lost toy is a replica of Mama’s own, very real tow truck. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Prep those vocal cords and sing your scales, because this is a book that begs to be sung repeatedly and with gusto. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews